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Patented Sept. 28, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT K. SMITH, OF WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO VJIREBOUNDS IATENTS COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

MACHINE FOR USE IN MAKING BOXES.

Application filed Noyember 9; 1923. Serial No. 673,723.

a blanks and parts thereof.

Among other objects, my invention is intended topro'vide a machine of the class described with improved means for controllably locating the fasteners which are driven intothe box or crate parts to secure them together. and when wirebound boxes or crates are desired, to secure binding wire thereto.

In the drawings 1' Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a wirebound 155 box blank machine embodying the inven tion, certainparts being broken away for clearness of illustration.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the machine, certain parts being left out for clearness of 20 illustration.

7 Fig. 3 is an end elevation, partly in section, of a portion of the machine viewed from a point immediately in front of the .iftapling mechanism.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation, partly in section, seen from the line AA of Fig. 2.

Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are enlarged detail views of a portionof the fastener-controlling .nieclianisin; Fig. 5 being a. top plan view, Fig. 6 a side elevation and Fig. 7 an end elevation.

Fig. 8 is a top plan view of a portion of one of the work-conveying chains showing materials for a box blank positioned thereon. Said figure also shows the pattern of staple-controlling blocks for a box blank extended in a straight line adjacent the box blank. It will be understood that, in the machine the pattern of staple-controlling blocks are carried by an endless chain and do not extend in a straight line adjacent the blank.

9 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 10 is the same as Fig. 8 except that the pattern of staple-controlling blocks is set foi one-half a box blank only. This figure is inserted to illustrate how a pattern of staple-controllingblocks for onehal.f a box ylie wee l rations of staples in a succession of box blanks, the pattern repeating its operation on each succeeding half blank.

Fig. 11 is a side elevation of the same.

The machine selected for illustration is of the type disclosed in the copending application of Osceola C. Thompson, Serial No. 467,105 filed May 5, 1921. in which the box or crate parts are assembled on endless con-- veyer chains and are fed continuously at approximately a uniform speed past stapleforming and driving mechanism which is caused to operate at selected times to drive staples into the moving work, the staples being driven astride of binding wire to secure the same to the box parts.

In the machine of said Thompson application, the number and location of the staples is controlled by a series of blocks carried by an endless chain equal in length to the work-forwarding chains and travelling synchronously therewith; a staple-controlling block being set for each row of staples to be driven during one complete cycle of the work-forwarding chains. The workforwarding chains being many times longer than the length of a box blank, it will be seen that a large number of staple-controlling blocks must be set (usually blocks for four or five blanks). The setting of so many blocks for each new run of box blanks is a long and laborious task. My invention is intended to reduce to a minimum the number of staple-controlling blocks which must be set, thereby reducing the time required to set up the machine for each new run of box blanks. I accomplish this result by providing mechanism whereby a pattern of controlling members for a single unit of work (a box blank or one-half of a box blank) will repeat its operation on asuccession of units of work locating fasten ers in each unit in accordance with the pa tern.

. The illustrative machine is designed to position in foldable relationship and feed sections'ogf cleats a and side sheets 6 past staple-forming and driving mechanism; which farms st ples tram s e slackt hereinabove referred to.

automatically fed thereto and drives the staples over the binding wire in through the side sheets 6 and into or through the cleats a. i

The cleats a and side sheets i) are positioned by spacer blocks carried by conveyer chains 2, which chair s :2 travel on siu. ports 3 and are trained over driven sprocket Wheels 4i fast. on a shatt 5 journalled in side frames '6 at the delivery end 0'? the machinand over idler spr Wheels 7 one sha' 8 journalled in side names 6 at the rcce ing end of the machine. @on eyer chains 2 are usually of suflicient length to c spacer blocks for several blanks stance four or five) with spaces between a, 1. Chet blanks to provide the necessarv crctcnsions at either end or each blank to ed together to close the box folded into box form. V

i Conveyor chains 2 are advanced COIltll'lt ousl at apprfloo nately anniforn i' speet by power coinnnuiicated from a hub 9 of a drive pulley l0 revolubly fflOtll'ltitl on a stapler when the blank shaft vll through a sprocket Wheel 12 fast on hub 9, a sprocket chain 1.3, sprocket Wheel 14 on a stud shaft 15, and reduction spur gears 16, 17, 18, 19, QO and I the latter being on shaft 5, all as fully sho vn and def; bed insaidcopendingapplication of Osceola C. Thompson hereinabove referred to. I 7

Staple-forming and driving mechanisms are carried by a carriage 23 which is moved with thework While staples are being driven and is then returned to initial position. Carriage 23'is reciprocated over the Work by bellrrank levers and eccentrics on stapler shaft il, alias iull v disclosed in said application of Osceola C. Thompson The staplelorining and driving mechanisms 22 are operated by pitinan 2% from eccentrics 27 on stapler shaft 11. lhe ar 'angeinent such that v each time stapler shaft 11 is given one revolutioncarriage 23 will inove with the Work a certain distance durin which time the staple-driving inecl'ianisn'is will drive a row of staples into the work and then the carriage will returnto initial position.

Stapler shaft 11 is caused to revolve by clutching s: id shaft to the hub 9 of drive pulley 10-. A suitable clutching: in chanisin for this purpos is shown and described in detail in said application of Osceola C. Thompson hcreinabove re erred to. reference to which is hereby inc-tie l'or 'lcd flescr gtion. it is suflicient here to say that when a butler arn1'28 (referred to in said Thompson application as a stop member 54:) last on a rock shaft is raised out oi? contact with a clutch-controllin block 30 (referred to in said Then ason app l will be as a block all), stapler shaft ll clutched to hub 9 of drive pulley 10, and

p voted at Ell: to a bracket vrnen buffer arm 28 is aga n lowered into contact with clutch-controlling block #10, the clutch connection will be brokch.

Rock shaft 29 is rocked at selected limes; to raise buffer a "in 52S and cause a stupliuoperation by a series of staple-controlling blocks (ll adjiu-itabl v secured to a link (lllllil 82 and each adapted in turn to engage and lower the upper end (it a bell-crank lever :23 thereby rocki115;- rock shaft 29 through a lever Sill fast on said shat't ring a pin and slot connection Wit --cian lever 353. ii. spring; til returns llil :uio lhujl't ill to ial pou'tion alter a block ill has pissed the upper end of said lever.

Chain travels on a su 'iport 3'? and is tra ned over an idler sproclici vhcel $36 on a shaft 39 supported by r. lnaclrct lo suspom ed from a bar ll and owner a driven s locket \FllQGl in' unted on a all? supl by brackets l-EI. Chain 35?. be

iencd o. d of links, bracket ll) being shill: hie

shown in S, staple-controlling s 31 corresponding in number to the 1111 of rows of staples to be driven into bo blank are secured to chain ilLl at po nts corresponding to points on the box lJlulll; where staples are desired, thus rovidingr a pattern of variably spaced controlling; incinlers to control the number and location o't staples in a b( X blank. .lt will be seen that; it said Jattern is properly rclotcd to each succeeding bo blank on conveyor clluiu "J and ii" chain 32 is then moved s vuchrinlouslv with conveyor chains 25 staples will be dri run into each be); blanlr in accordance with the number and location of said blocks i li le o lanisin is, therefore prov dcd, first l cause chain 32 to more with chains and at the same rate of speed each time the leadins spacer block l of be); blank is in proper alinenient with the tiret staple-coolrolling: l'llock 31; second, utter the last staple has been driven into a blank, to c: use chain 33:? to move at a cellular r r'c v high rate oi' speed to bring); the lirst sraplcroulrollimr block ill 0 the pattern up to propcr lHlFltion to more with the leading spacer block of the next blank ivhcn said spacer block o preaches the stapling; i

p anc; and, third to chaiu S9 to remain stationary until spacer block l of the succcediu n proper ulincnlcnt with the lirsl; controlling block ill of the pullcru. rlhain 32 is moved synchronously xi'itli chains by clutching sprocket Wheel 4:2 to a sprocket fr'llPEl :lil revolublv mounted on J- revolved constantly by a prockan Q roll a sprock t vhccl ll .t on h; ll! in SE3 blank is step elid III

Chain 32 is moved at a h gher rate of speed by releasing the clutching engagement between sprocket wheel 42 and sprocket wheel 46 and clutching sprocket wheel 42 to a sprocket wheel 49 revolubly mounted on shaft 44 and revolved constantly by a sprocket chain 50 from a sprocket wheel 51 fast on shaft 5, the size of sprocket wheels 49 and 51 being such as to cause chain 32 to move faster than chains Chain is stopped by sprocket wheel 42 from both sprocket wheel 46 and sprocket wheel 49.

The clutch mechanism between sprocket wheel 42 and sprocket wheels 46 and 49 s best shown in Fig. 2 and consists of clutch pins 52 and fast on. a collar 54 and slidable on keys 43 on shaft 44; said pins 52 and 53 when shifted toward sprocket wheel 46 being adapted to enter openings 55 in the hub of sprocket wheel 46 and when shifted toward sprocket wheel 49 to enter openings 56 in the hub of sprocket wheel 49. The arrangement is such that the p ns 52 and 53 may be stopped in a neutral position between sprocket wheels 46 and 49 and out of engagement with both.

The mechanism for shifting collar 54 and clutch pins 52 and 53 consists of a rock shaft 57 carrying upright arms 58 having rollers 59 extending into a guideway 60 formed on the outer surface of collar 54 and adapted to shift collar 54 in the direction in which the rock shaft 57 is rocked. For instance, viewing Figs. 2 and 3, if rock shaft 57 is rocked in a clockwise direction, collar 54 and pins 52 and will be shifted toward sprocket wheel 49 and when pins and 53 enter the openings 56 in the hub of sprocket wheel 49, chain 32 will be moved at a high rate of speed while if rock shaft 57 is rocked in a counterclockwise direction. collar 54 and pins 52 and 53 will be shifted toward sprocket wheel 46 and when pins 52 and 53 enter the openings 55 in the hub of sprocket wheel 46 chain 32 will be driven at the same rate of speed as chains 2. If rock shaft 5'? is stopped wit-l1 arms 58 in a vertical position, pins 52 and 53 will not be in engagement with either openings 55 in sprocket wheel 46 or openings 56 in sprocket wheel 49 and chain 32 will remain station- Rook shaft 57 is" rocked by an arm 61 fast on rock shaft 57 and yieldingly held in its farthermost position to the right (viewing Fig. 7) by a spring 62 connecting arm 61 with a bracket 63 bolted to the crossbar of the machine. When arm 61 is in its fartherinost position to the right (viewing Fig. 7), pins 52 and are in engagement with openings 56 in the hub of sprocket wheel 49 and chain 32 travels at a higher rate of speed than conveyer chains 2. When arm 61. is moved to the left (viewing Fi' x'i'), in

disengaging;

the manner hereinafter explained pins 52 and 53 are withdrawn from openings 56 in the hub of sprocket wheel 49 and chain will stop. When arm 61 is moved. to its farther-most position to the left (vieu 'inp; Fig. 7), pins 52 and 53 will enter openings 55 in the hub of sprocket wheel 46 and chain 32 will move at the same rate of speed as conveyer chains 2.

Arm 61 is moved to the left (viewing; Fi 7) a sufiicient distance to release pins id 53 from their engagementwith openings 56 in the hub of sprocket wheel'49 by a pin 64 carried by the first staplecontrolling block 31 of the: pattern, which pin engages and moves one end of bell-crank levei pivoted on bracket 63 and having a pin and slot connection 66 with a link 6? connected at one end to arm 61 and at its other end to a stop arm 68 pivoted on a bracket 69 bolted to the crossbar of the machine. When pin 64 moves the end of bell-crank lever to the right (viewing Fig. 5), the other end of said lever acting through link 67 will move arm 61, thus rocking shaft 57 to neutral position. The connection between link 67 and stop arm 68 is of the pin and slot type and is so arranged that link 67 may be moved ly bell-crank lever 65 without. moving stop arm 68, so that stop arm 68 will be in position to engage pin 64 on the first staple-controlling block 31 as soon as said pin has moved the end of bell-crank lever 65 to the position shown in Fig. 5. Bell-crank lever 65 is ield in this position by the pin 64, which pin is engaged and held stationary by the stop arm 68. Thus it will be seen that when pin 64 and moves the end of bell-crank lever 65, arm 61 and shaft 57 will be moved to neutral position and chain 32 will be stopped with the first staple-controllin block 31 of the pattern in correct position to move with the next box blank when it is brought forward by conveyer chains 2.

Arm 61 is moved from neutral position to the left (viewing F ig. 7) to cause chain 32 to move synchronously with conveyor chains 2 by a pin 70 carried by the leading spacer block 1 for each box blank, which pin 76 engages and moves one end of a bell-crank lever 71 pivoted to a bracket 75, bolted to a crossbar of the machine. The other endof said lever is pivotally secured to arm 61. As best shown in Fig. 5. when pin 70 moves bell-crank lever 71. arm 61 and shaft 57 will be rocked to move pins 52 and 53 into engagement with openings 55 in the hub of sprocket wheel 46, and at the same time stop arm 68 will be raised through link 67, whereupon chain 32 will be moved synchronously with conveyer chains 2. To hol'd pins and 53 in engagement with openings in the hub of sprocket wheel 46, after pin 70 has passed bell-crank lever 71, a pawl 72- is provided to engage an extension '73 (ill one-halt of the blank may be used for both, it bei 7 only neces ary to provide the middle spacer block 1 of the blank with a pin 70 to so regulate the length of chain 32 that there will not be too great a space betw en the first and last staple-controlling blocks ()bviou the present invention is not lin'iited to cue-particular embodiment shovvn and described, but may be variously embodied, and the particular construction shown may be variously modified, as Wlll appear to those skilled in the art. Furthermore, it is not indispensable that all the features of the invention be used conjointly, since they may be used to advantage in various different combinations and sub-combinations.

fla ing described the invention, what is claimed is:

l. A machine for use in making boxes comprising, in combination, Work-forwarding means having devices for positioning a plurality of units of box parts; fastenersetting mechanism operable to drive fasteners into moving box parts; and means to control the location of'fasteners at predetermined points in the Work comprising a pattern of controlling members for a single unit of Work operable automatically to control the location of fasteners in a succession of units of Work.

2. A -machine for use in making boxes comprising, in combination, Work-forwarding means havingdevices for positioning a plurality of units of box parts; fastener-- setting mechanisi'n operable to drive fasteners into moving box parts; and means to control the location of fasteners at predetermined points in the Work comprising a ttern of controlling members for a single mitof Work operable automatically to effect a like location of fasteners in a suc cession of units of Work. r

5. A machine for use in making boxes comprising, in combination, Work-forward ing means having devices for positioning a plurality of units of boX parts; fastenersetting mechanism operable to drive fasteners into moving box parts; and means to control the location of fasteners at predehermined points in the work comprising a pattern of controlling members for a single unit of Work operable automatically to effect a like location of fasteners in a sucression of variably spaced units of Work.

it. A machine for use in making boxes comprising, in combination, Work-feeding means having positioning devices for a' plurality of units of Work; fastener-setting mechanism operable to drive fasteners into moving Work; and means to control the number and location of fasteners driven into the Work comprising a pattern of controlting mechanism to locate fasteners in a single unit of Work and adapted automatically to repeat its operation on each of a succession of units of Work.

6. A machine for use in making boxes comprising, in combination, Work-feeding means having positioning devices for a pluality of units of Work; fastener-setting meghanism operable to drive fasteners into the moving work; and means to control the location of fasteners in the Work comprising a pattern of selectively spaced control ling members operating to position fasteners in a single unit of Work distances apart relatively equal to the spacing of said members and adapted to repeat its operation to effeet a like location of fasteners in each of a succession of units of Work.

'7. A machine for use in making boxes comprising, in combination, Work-feeding n'ieans having positioning devices for a plurality of units of Work; fastener-setting mechanism operable to drive fasteners into the moving Work; and means to control the number and location of the fasteners comprising a series of controlling members equal in number to the number of fasteners desired in a unit of Work operating to locate fasteners in each of a succession of units of Work.

8. Br machine for usein making bones comprising, in combination, Work-feeding means having positioning devices for-a plurality of units of Work; fastener-setting mechanism operable to drive fasteners into the moving Work; and means to control the number and location of the fasteners comprising an endless series of controlling me1nbers equal In number to the number of fasteners desired in a unit of Work operating uninterruptedly to locate fasteners in each of a succession of units of Work.

9. A machine for use in making boxes comprising, in combination, Work-feeding means having positioning devices for a pinrality of units of Work; fastener-setting mechanism operable to drive fasteners into the moving Work; and means to control the number and location of the fasteners comprising a series of selectively spaced control ling members equal in number to the number of fasteners desired in a unit of Work operating to locate fasteners in each of a succession of units of Work in accordance with the spacing of said members.

10. A machine for use in making boxes comprising, in combination, fastener-setting mechanism; work-forwarding means having deriees for positioning a plurality of units of box parts; and means controlling the operations of the fastener-setting mechanism to control the location of fasteners in the work comprising a pattern of controlling nembers for a single unit of Work operable automatically to control the location of fasteners in a succession of units of Work.

ll. A machine for use in making boxes comprising, in combination, fastener-setting" mechanism; means to position a plurality of units of box parts; means to cause relative progression between said mecl'ianism and the box parts; and meanscontrollingthe operations of the fastener-setting mech anism to control the location of fasteners in the Work comprising a pattern of controlling members for a single unit of Work operable automatically to control the location of fasteners in a succession of units of Work. 7

12. A machine for use in making boxes comprising, in combination, means to position and feed a plurality of units of box parts; fastener-setting mechanism operable to drive fasteners into the moving bor-z parts; and means 7 to controllably locate fasteners in theavork comprising a pattern of controlling members to locate fasteners in a single unit of Work and operable Without interruption to control the location of fasteners in a succession of units of WOIlZ.

13.,A machine for use in making bores comprising, in combination, endless Work forwarding means having positioning de vices for a plurality of units of box parts; fastener-setting mechanism operable to drive fasteners into the moving box parts; and means controlling the operations of the fastener-setting mechanism to controllably locate fasteners in the box parts comprising a series of controlling members operating to locate fasteners in a single unit of box parts and adapted to repeat its operation and locate fasteners in a succession of units of box parts without stopping the machine.

14; A machine for use in making boxes comprising, in combination, fastener-sob ting mechanism; means to feed a succession of units of Work continuously to said mechanism; and means to control the location of fasteners in the Work comprising a pattern of controlling members for a single unit of ork operable to locate fasteners each of a succession of units of Work Without interrupting the feed of the WQIk. V

15. A machine for making box blanks comprisin endless chains having devices for positioning and feeding a plurality of reoreas box blanks; means to :ulvance said chains continuously at approximately a uniform speed; fttSl-BIIGY-SOttlllg mechanism normally inactive during, the passage of the \vorl: thereunder and adapted when thrown into T operation to drive fasteners into the moving Work; and mea s to cause operations of said fastcneusettingr n'icchunism at s l times to drive fasteners into the predetermined selected points cmruiriuug i an endless chain having a series of selectively spaced controlling blocks secure! thereto to controllably locate the fasztcncrz: in a single box blanl: in accorduru-o with thelocation and spacing of said Noel-:54. 11ml means to cause said blocks to similarly locate fasteners in a succession of box bluul-m 16. A machine for use in melting: bore: comprising, in combii'iat'ton, endless ivorltforwarding means having devirrs to posi ition a plurality of \vorlr-asseiublies where by an endless succession of Work: "iuhlieu may be forwarded through the machine: fastener-setting; mechanism normally inn tive during the passage of the \mrlq thereunder and constructed and arranged to be thrown into operation at selected times to drive fasteners into the \YUl'l-Z at predetermined points; and means controlling fastener-setting mechanism to cause a nite number of fasteners to be driven into the Work at definite points compiling: a pattern of members to control the numbinand location of fasteners in a \vorl'-asa:.;cu1- bly and adapted to repeat its operation upon a succession of Work-ass nbl' 17. A machine for use :n ma .l comprising, in combination, nuans to poll-- tion and feed a succession of units of be": parts; fasteneusetting mechanism oper to drive fasteners into the movinu and means to cause a like number of fn 't'-l ers to be drEven into each of a cu I son oi units of Work in like relative posit prising a pattern of (-Ontrolli? for a unit of work, and iii-ca an, to relate said pattern to unit of Work regardless of irrthe spaces between units.

18. A machine for use in malaiiuy l' i l comprising, in combination, means to position and feed a succession of horae blies; fastener-setting mechan sin oper: to drive fasteners into the moving; \vorh; and means to control the number and low. tion of the fasteners compris an endless series of controlling members to locate fa. toners in a worlt-assembly and menus automatically to relate said series to each ceeding Worlmssembly to similarly locrtc fasteners in each assembly.

19. A machine for use in nursing: box 1 comprising, in combination, means to poi, tion and feed a succession of bosnzur-zernblics; fastener-setting mechanism operable to drive fasteners at intervals into the mo ing Work; and means to control the number and location of the fasteners comprising a series of controlling members for a Workassembly, means to move said members with the Work-assembly, and means automatically to relate said members With each succeeding Work-assembly whereby said series of controlling members for a single xvorle'assembly Will operate to cause a like location of fasteners ina succession of \vork-assemblies.

20. A machine for use in making boxes comprising, in combination, means to position and feed a succession of units of box parts; fastenensetting mechanism operable to drive fasteners into the moving box parts; and means to control the number and location of the fasteners comprising an endless series of controlling members to locate fasteners in a single unit of Work, means to move said controlling members synchronously With a unit of Work While they controlling the location of fasteners therein, and means to move said controlling memhere at a faster speed to relate them to the 1. ext succeeding unit of Work.

21. A machine for use in making boxes comprising, in combination, endless Woreforwarding means of a length in excess of the length of a plurality of units of work; fastener-setting mechanism operable to drive fasteners into moving work; and means to controllably locate fasteners in the work comprising an endless chain only slightly longer than the length of a single unit of Work, a pattern of fastener-controlling blocks carried thereby, means to relate said pattern to each successive unit of Work, and means to move said pattern with each successive unit of Work.

22. A machine for use in making boxes comprising, in combination, fastener-setting lrechanism normally inactive during the passage of the Work thereunder; means haw mg devices to position and feed a plurality of units of Work; and means to cause operations of said mechanism at selected times to drive fasteners Where desired in the Work comprising a pattern of controlling mem bers for a single unit of Work operable to control the location of fasteners in a suc cession of units of Work.

23. A machine for use in making Wirebound boxes comprising, in combination, work-forwarding means having devices for positioning a plurality of units of box parts; binding-Wire-applying means including staple-forming and driving mechanism operable to form staples and drive them over binding Wire into moving box parts; and means to control the location of staples in the Work comprising a pattern of controlling members for a single unit of Work operable automatically to control the 10- cation of staples in a succession of units of Work.

24-. A machine for use in making Wl16- bound boxes comprising, in combination, Work-feeding means having positioning devices t'or a plurality of units of Work; binding-Wire-applying means including stapleforming and driving mechanism operable to form staples and drive them over binding wire into the moving Work; and means to control the number and location of the staples comprising a pattern of members operating to control the operations of the staple-forming and driving mechanism to locate staples in a single unit of Work and adapted automatically to repeat its operation on each of a succession of units of Work.

25. A machine for use in making Wirebound boxes comprising, in combination, Work-feeding means having positioning de vices for a plurality of units of Work; binding-Wire-applying means including stapleforming and driving mechanism operable to form staples and drive them over binding Wire into the moving Work; and means to control the location of staples in the Work comprising a pattern of selectively spaced controlling membersoperating to position staples in a sin le unit of Work distances apart relatively equal to the spacing of said members and adapted to repeat its operation to effect a like location of staples in each of a succession of units of Work.

26. A machine for use in making Wirebound boxes comprising, in combination, work-feeding means having positioning devices for a plurality of units of Work; binding-Wire-applying means including stapleforming and driving mechanism operable to form staples and drive them over binding Wire into the moving Work; and means to control the number and location of the sta pies comprising a series of selectively spaced controlling members equal in number to the-number of staples desired in a unit of Work operating to locate staples in each of a succession of units of work in accordance with the spacing of said members.

27. A machine for use in making Wirebound boxes comprising, in combination, binding-vvire-applying means including staple-forming and driving mechanism; v.ork-forivarding means having devices for positioning a plurality of units of box dartsand means controllin the o )erations of the staple-forming and driving mecha nism to control the location of staples in the work comprising a pattern of controlling members for a single unit of Work operable automatically to control the location of staples in a succession of units of Work.

28. In a machine for use in making Wirebound boxes comprising, in combination, binding-wireapplying means including staple-forming and driving mechanism; means to position a plurality of units of box parts; means to cause relative progression between the binding-Wire-applying means and the box parts; and means controlling the operations of the staple-forming and driving mechanism to control the location of staples in the work comprising a pattern of controlling members for a single unit of work operable automatically to control the location of staples in a succession of units of Work. V

29. A machine for use in making Wir bound boxes comprising, in combination, binding-Wireapplying means inchiding staple-forming and driving mechanism; means to feed succession of units of Work continuously to said mechanism; and means to control the location of staples in the Work comprising axpatter-n of controlling; menibers' for a single unit, of Work operable to locate staples in each of a succ ssion or units of Work Without interrupting the feed of the Work.

30. A machine for use in making wirebound boxes comprising, in combination, means to position and feed a succession of units of box parts; binding-Wire-applying means including staple-forming and driving mechanism operable to form staples and drive them into the moving Work; and means to cause a like number of staples to be driven into each ofa succession of units of Work in like relative positions coin )T'lS- ing a pattern of controlling members for a unit of Work and means automatically to relate said pattern to each succeeding unit of Work regardless of irregularity in thes )aces between units. r

' 31. A. machine for use in making \vir bound boxes comprising, in combination, binding-Wire-applying means 1ncluchng sta- 'p le-forming and driving mechanism' norin}; means having positioning devices for a plurality of units of box parts; ttastener etting mechanism operable to drive tasteners into moving box parts: and means to position fasteners in the work regular or irregular distances apart which latter distances need not be some n'iultiple ol :1 l'tjfjtllil. dis-ztance ccnunrising a pattern ot lasteucrcont-rolling members for a unit oil? \vorl: operable to position fasteners in a siu'ces'n-sion of units of work. i

33. A machine for use in n'ialtingr wirehound boxes comprising, in comhina'ion, worlntorw'arding means having positioning devices tor a plurality oil units of box pal-1s; bhiding-Wire-applying means including; eta pling mechanismoperable to drive stru'iles over binding wire into moving: box parts; and means to position the staples in the work regular or irregular distances apart which latter distances need not be some multiple of a regular distance comprising a pattern oi staple-controlling members or a unit oi fork operable to position staples in a succession of units of work.

Ell. A. machine for use in making; her con'iprisin r. in cei'nbination, work-tor an inn means liar positioning devices tor a plurality oil on s of be parts: Fastener- ,settingg mechanism to drive fasteners into the box pm and means ('ontrolliiur the operationsel the fastener-setting); urgclm nisin to position fasteners in the work ro lar or irregular distances apart whirl l; distances need not be some multiple o l regular distance comprising a pattern o fastener-controlling members: for a unit o work operable to position fasteners in a surcession of units of work.

35. A machine for use in making; \\'irebound boxes comprising. in coinbinatimi. Work-forwarding means having PllhlllOIlll l devices for a plurality of units oi llOfi poi s; binding-Wire-applyino means including: plingmechanism to staple binding wire "1 the box parts; and i .s controlling the operations or the stapling): mechzau l to position staples in the work regular or irregular distances apart which latter tances need not be some multiple o if a 1- lar distance conuiirisiiur a pattern of staplecontrolling members for a unit of work operable to position staples in a micron-akin of units of Work.

In testimony whereof, l hare name to this specification.

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